tall drink of water

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English

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Etymology

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A variant of the earlier long drink of water.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tall drink of water (plural tall drinks of water)

  1. (US, slang) Alternative form of long drink of water (a tall person).
    • 1922 July 8, Gerald Mygatt, “The Young Man with No Brains”, in Collier’s, page 26:
      “I say, old man,” called the tall drink of water, as he loped up the steps, []
    • 1994 (quote set in 1947), The Shawshank Redemption:
      Red: That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass.

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